# 1972–73 VfL Bochum season

The 1972–73 VfL Bochum season was the 35th season in club history.

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

### DFB-Ligapokal
## Squad
### Squad and statistics
#### Squad, appearances and goals scored

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligapokal | DFB-Ligapokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | FRG | Werner Balte | 44 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | DF | FRG | Heinz-Jürgen Blome | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Udo Böckmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | FRG | Harry Bohrmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Peter Bomm | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | FRG | Hans-Jürgen Bradler | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Klaus-Dieter Dewinski | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Michael Eggert | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Hans-Günter Etterich | 39 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Harry Fechner | 42 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Erwin Galeski | 34 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Hermann Gerland | 27 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | FRG | Hans-Werner Hartl | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | FRG | Werner Jablonski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Klaus-Peter Kerkemeier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Hans-Jürgen Köper | 40 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| | FW | FRG | Werner Krämer | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Michael Lameck | 44 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | FRG | Franz-Josef Laufer | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Reinhard Majgl | 36 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | DF | FRG | Manfred Rüsing | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | FRG | Werner Scholz | 38 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Dieter Versen | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | FRG | Hans Walitza | 43 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| | DF | FRG | Reinhold Wosab | 31 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Dieter Zorc (until 20 November 1972) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
* Source:

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRG | Klaus-Dieter Dewinski (from TSG Herdecke) |
| — | FW | FRG | Hermann Gerland (from VfL Bochum youth) |
| — | MF | FRG | Michael Lameck (from Schwarz-Weiß Essen) |
| — | FW | FRG | Reinhard Majgl (from Schwarz-Weiß Essen) |
| — | GK | FRG | Werner Scholz (from Alemannia Aachen) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRG | Dieter Fern (to Union Salzgitter) |
| — | DF | FRG | Gerd Wiesemes (to SC Westfalia Herne) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRG | Michael Eggert (from VfL Bochum II) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRG | Dieter Zorc (to Lüner SV) |

## Sources

* ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig – VfL Bochum 0:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Hertha BSC 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Wuppertaler SV – VfL Bochum 3:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – FC Schalke 04 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt – VfL Bochum 4:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Borussia Mgladbach 3:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 4:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – MSV Duisburg 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Hamburger SV – VfL Bochum 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Hannover 96 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "1. FC Kaiserslautern – VfL Bochum 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Fortuna Düsseldorf 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – 1. FC Köln 2:4" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Kickers Offenbach – VfL Bochum 4:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Bayern München 0:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Rot-Weiß Oberhausen – VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Werder Bremen 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Eintracht Braunschweig 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Hertha BSC – VfL Bochum 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Wuppertaler SV 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "FC Schalke 04 – VfL Bochum 2:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Eintracht Frankfurt 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Borussia Mgladbach – VfL Bochum 6:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – VfB Stuttgart 3:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "MSV Duisburg – VfL Bochum 0:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Hamburger SV 3:3" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Hannover 96 – VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3:0" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Fortuna Düsseldorf – VfL Bochum 1:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "1. FC Köln – VfL Bochum 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Kickers Offenbach 2:3" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Bayern München – VfL Bochum 5:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Werder Bremen – VfL Bochum 5:2" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Wormatia Worms – VfL Bochum 4:4" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Wormatia Worms 3:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – Werder Bremen 4:4" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "Werder Bremen – VfL Bochum 2:1" (in German). kicker.
* ↑ "KSV Hessen Kassel – VfL Bochum 0:1" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
* ↑ "FC Schalke 04 – VfL Bochum 4:2" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – SpVgg Erkenschwick 1:0" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
* ↑ "SpVgg Erkenschwick – VfL Bochum 1:3" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – FC Schalke 04 1:4" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
* ↑ "VfL Bochum – KSV Hessen Kassel 5:1" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013.